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Vegetable
Soup Recipe

You
Will Love This Easy Mediterranean Vegetable Soup Recipe

Here's a Vegetable
Soup Recipe that's quick, easy and really good for you.
It makes a great starter, and also a tasty snack meal, lunch or supper.
It includes all of our favourite Med sun kissed vegetables that are
freely available everywhere.
It can be topped with diced toast/sauteed croutons, our crispy
parmesan croutons (see our tomato
soup recipe) or served with crusty country bread. Check out
our focaccia
bread recipe.
A dream recipe for vegetarians.
Why not include it in your own Mediterranean diet. It's healthy and
full of goodness.
Eat well - feel full and satisfied and lose those excess pounds without
undue effort.
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OK - first fry off the onion, leek and celery
in a
little olive
oil over a medium heat, stirring well, until they are soft and golden
brown. (It's best to use a large saucepan with a lid if you have one.)

Then add the garlic - reduce the heat and cook
for a couple of minutes stirring occasionally.

Right - add the peppers, carrots and potato and
stir
for a couple of minutes.

Pour
in the stock and stir again, adding a
little salt and ground black pepper.

Bring
this up to the boil and put on
the lid.

Turn down the heat and allow to simmer gently
for about 10 minutes, then add the courgette.

Bring back to the boil and simmer for a further
5 minutes.

Add the spinach and the parsley then take off
the heat

Pour half of the soup into a mixing bowl and
whizz until smooth with a stick blender...return this to the saucepan
and stir well. Reheat if required.

Check the seasoning and adjust if necessary

Serve ladled into warmed bowls with croutons or
crusty bread.

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